Arkship Engineering
VoidcraftArkship Engineering is a tier 3 engineering technology (Voidcraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 5,000 research. It needs Arkship Construction. It unlocks Civilian Arkship II, Military Arkship II and Scientific Arkship II and leads to Arkship Mastery. Console: research_technology tech_arkship_tier_2.
Arkship EngineeringVoidcraft· tier 3
5,000What Arkship Engineering does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Arkship Upgrade: Arkship EngineeringArkship Engineering Refined structural design and improved drive systems allow for a new generation of Arkships: carrying more of who we are, further than we have ever gone.
What Arkship Engineering unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
Voidbornecondition
How to get Arkship Engineering
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 60) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.
- Nomadic empire
What Arkship Engineering leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
In the game
Refined structural design and improved drive systems allow for a new generation of Arkships: carrying more of who we are, further than we have ever gone.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_arkship_tier_2Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_nomads_dlc_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 5
has_technology = tech_arkship_construction
}Arkship Engineering: questions
How do I get Arkship Engineering in Stellaris?
Research Arkship Construction first; then Arkship Engineering can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Arkship Engineering do?
It unlocks Voidborne (ascension perk), Civilian Arkship II (ship size), Military Arkship II (ship size) and Scientific Arkship II (ship size). It leads to Arkship Mastery.
What is the ID of Arkship Engineering?
The technology's ID is tech_arkship_tier_2. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_arkship_tier_2 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Arkship Engineering cost?
5,000 engineering research before modifiers. In game the cost grows with empire size (+0.2% per point above the base, common/defines) and the galaxy's tech cost setting.
Source: common/technology/00_nomads_dlc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.